CO129-559-7 University of Hong Kong- Royal patronage 21-5-1936 - 17-3-1937 — Page 10

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A despatch has now ben receives from

Malta (no 7 on 89048/36 malta), putting the case for the grant of Royal Patronage

to the University of Malta.

It is dear that the University

katta has a good claim for Royal Patronage: like the University jstk,

but it has not,

enjoyed the patronage of pusious Sovereigns,

nor has it the personal connexion withi

tie (resent thing.

Think, thefore, hat (subject to the

Arous fler P.M. Dept),

cops

we should reas

acces of (1) on 89048/36 to the Palace

with further reference 15(5) bacon, saying

that

we

are

prepared to support

the proposal in respect feach Universiting,

concational bodis but that in the case

f Comparat :

Hating in the

Colonial Empir

case fAth. the refusal

of the petition in (1) would certainly

cause

dis her in ItK.

where the leniv.

not out sujged the patronage of the late

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